Method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone

ABSTRACT

A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of enabling access to the picture file displayed on a cellular telephone from a location remote from the cellular telephone; entering information related to the picture file from the remote location; and providing the information to the cellular telephone.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present invention relates to U.S. application Ser. No. 10/307,175,entitled A Method of Enabling the Selection of a Picture File on aCellular Telephone (LF104US), U.S. application Ser. No. 10/307,096,entitled A Method of Enabling the Display of a Plurality of PictureFiles on a Cellular Telephone (LF105US), U.S. application Ser.No.10/307,121, entitled A Method of Editing Information Related to aPicture File Displayed on a Cellular Telephone (LF107US) all filed onNov. 29, 2002 by the same inventors as the present invention andassigned to the Assignee of the present invention.

CLAIM FOR PRIORITY

Applicants claim priority of U.S. application Ser. No. 60/246,773, filedon Nov. 8, 2000, U.S. application Ser. No. 60/311,982, filed on Aug. 13,2001, and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/004,318, filed on Nov. 2, 2001,all filed by the same inventors as the present invention and assigned tothe Assignee of the present invention, the entire applications of whichare incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This disclosure relates generally to the display of picture files, andmore particularly to a method of enabling the display of a picture fileon a cellular telephone.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As individuals spend more time in front of their computers or otherelectronic devices having displays, individuals need additional featuresthat personalize their devices and provide a diversion from their fastpaced lives. Common sources of a diversion for individuals with accessto computers include personal picture files and screen savers. Whileindividuals may have personal picture files stored on or accessible fromtheir computers, the personal picture files need to be accessed from astored location or as an attachment to an email. There is currently notool that enables a user to easily access personal picture files on suchdevices.

Similarly, screen savers can be entertaining and provide a diversion.However, some early conventional screen savers had limited utility.Accordingly, screen savers were developed for providing additionalinformation with the content of the screen saver. With the increasedaccess and popularity of the Internet, some screen savers were developedwhich provided current weather information with an outdoor sceneassociated with a particular city. The scene could change from a sunnymorning, to a rainy afternoon, to a star-filled night. The screen savercould also be customized to display the temperature and weather forecastfor a particular area by entering a zip code. The screen saver wouldalso provide links to popular content areas of a weather web site.However, such screen savers were significantly limited a particularscene provided by the software or service provider.

Other screen savers were developed to provide more advanced information.Information “feeds” received from multiple information sources areaggregated, re-formatted and stored in a personalized real timeinformation display system. When the display system receives a requestfrom a user having a personal computer, the system was arranged torespond with information needed to display a screen saver that includespersonalized, up-to-date information, such as traffic, weather andsports, that is of interest to that particular user. Each user had apersonalized user profile indicating the categories or types ofinformation that the user desires to receive, such as sportsinformation, weather, investment advisories, and so on, and parametersthat specify, for that user, the exact information desired to bereceived in each category. If the user's personal computer display hadremained inactive for a predetermined period of time, the screen saverwas activated, causing the personal computer to access the service node,and after interchange of prestored user identification and passworddata, retrieve information, obtained by the system from a variety ofsources, based on the user's individual profile. The retrievedinformation is displayed on the screen without interrupting the screensaver function, and the displayed personalized data is thereafterupdated in the same manner, at user-specified time intervals. While suchscreen saver systems are more advanced and provide additionalpersonalized information beyond weather, such systems are limited in thedisplay of the content and the user adaptability of the system.

Even more advanced systems were developed to provide user-selectedcontent to a user on demand, and as a screen saver. In conventionalinformation and advertising distribution system, a data server storesand updates a database of information items and advertisements. Theinformation items and advertisements are each categorized so that eachhas an associated information category. Workstations remotely locatedfrom the data server each include a display device, a communicationinterface for receiving at least a subset of the information items andadvertisements in the data server's database and local memory forstoring the information items and advertisements received from the dataserver. An information administrator in each workstation establishescommunication with the data server from time to time so as to update theinformation items and advertisements stored in local memory with atleast a subset of the information items and advertisements stored by thedata server. An information display controller in each workstationdisplays on the workstation's display device at least a subset of theinformation items and advertisements stored in local memory when theworkstation meets predefined idleness criteria. At least a subset of theworkstations includes a profiler for storing subscriber profile data.The subscriber profile data represents subscriber information viewingpreferences, indicating information categories for which the subscriberdoes and does not want to view information items. The informationdisplay controller includes a filter for excluding from the informationitems displayed on the display device those information itemsinconsistent with the subscriber profile data. However, such systemsprovide information which is impersonal, and do not allow forpersonalization of content such as picture file content.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for providingcontent relevant information with a user's picture file for display of auser's device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a system level diagram of a network for providing contentspecific information according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is block diagram of a service provider interacting with a deviceaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a display device according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a display showing a toolbar according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an alternate embodiment of a display showing aplurality of toolbars according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a toolbar on the display of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an alternate embodiment of a toolbar according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a screen for entering information associated with a picturefile according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 a flow chart showing the operation of the screen for enteringinformation of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an alternate embodiment of the flowchart showing the operation of the screen for entering information ofFIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information according to an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information comprising advertisements according to an alternateembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information according to predetermined formats in an alternateembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information according to user selectable features in analternate embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information as a screen saver according to an alternateembodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the method of displaying contentrelevant information through a user interface having multiple toolbarsaccording to an alternate embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to providing content relevant informationrelated to a picture file, and particular user interfaces for providingsuch information. In particular, the present disclosure relates to amethod and apparatus for providing content relevant informationassociated with a picture file by displaying a user interface foraccessing a plurality of picture files, coupling content relevantinformation to a selected picture file, and displaying the selectedpicture and the content relevant information on a display. The presentdisclosure further includes a method and for providing the contentrelevant information via a toolbar on a display, and more particularlyproviding a plurality of icons in the toolbar, coupling each icon to apicture file of a plurality of picture files, coupling content relevantinformation to a picture file, and displaying the picture file and thecontent relevant information. The disclosure further includes the use ofa plurality of toolbars to display a picture file and content relevantinformation. In particular, a first toolbar having a plurality iconsincluding an icon for selecting a second toolbar; and displaying thesecond toolbar having a plurality of icons representing picture files.

According to other aspects of Applicants' disclosure, a method andapparatus for displaying content relevant information associated with apicture file includes user input. In particular, a user interface forselecting a picture file and provides a user selectable option fordisplaying the picture file and the content specific informationaccording to the user selectable option. Further, an entry windowaccessible by a user is disclosed for receiving information identifyingthe picture file and receiving content relevant information associatedwith the picture file, such as keywords or location information forenabling the display of content specific information associated with theinformation. The content specific information associated with thepicture enables the display of relevant content information, such as anadvertisement associated with the content of the picture file.

Turning now to FIG. 1, a system level diagram shows an exemplary network100 for providing content relevant information with a picture fileaccording to the present invention. Generally, a communication device102, preferably having a display 104 and a keyboard 106, is coupled by adata connection 108 to a telecommunications network 100. Communicationdevice 102 could be any electronic device having a display. Further,communication device 102 could be a “wired” device, such as a desktopcomputer, or could be a wireless device, such as a laptop computer, or apersonal digital assistant (PDA) or cellular telephone. Similarly, dataconnection 108 could be any wired or wireless link which is well knownin the art.

Telecommunications network 110 is coupled by another data connection 112to a service provider 114 having access to a plurality of databases 116.The data connection 112 could for example be a wireline connection to aservice provider, such as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), or theservice provider could be associated with the telecommunicationsnetwork. Alternatively, the databases could reside within the serviceprovider or the telecommunications network. Although FIG. 1 representsone example of a network for implementing the system for providingcontent relevant information described in this specification, it shouldbe understood that one skilled in the art could apply Applicant'sinvention to a variety of other suitable networks.

Turning now to FIG. 2, an exemplary block diagram of service provider114 according to the present invention is shown. Service provider 114preferably includes a network interface 202 that receives requests fromand transmits data to communication device 102 by way of data connection112. The network interface provides a request to a server 204. Server204 preferably has access to a user database 206, which database 206could store picture files, content specific information associated withthe picture files, user profiles, or other information that may beuseful or necessary for providing content relevant information to an enduser. For example, the user database could include statisticalinformation in an end user's profile to help determine appropriateinformation, such as targeted advertisements, to provide to a user basedupon content specific information related to a picture file.

An information interface 208 generally coordinates communications withdatabases 118–126 and provides information to server 204. Theinformation interface could extract information, such as targetedadvertisements from a variety of information providers, depending uponthe end user's needs as set forth in the end user's profile.Alternatively, the functionality of information interface 208 could beincorporated in server 204. While the exemplary block diagram of serviceprovide 114 shows one configuration of a service provider enabling themethods described in the present disclosure, other configurations of aservice provider could be employed.

Turning now to FIG. 3, a block diagram of a communication device 102according to the present invention is shown. The device preferablyincludes a control circuit 302, such as a microprocessor,microcontroller, ASIC or some other circuit or integrated circuit tocontrol the device. A memory device 306 could also be coupled to thecontrol circuit to retain picture files 308 or user profile information310. As discussed in reference to FIG. 2, such information could also bestored outside of the communication device (such as user database 206shown in FIG. 2) and provided to the device by a modem 312. Modem 312transmits and receives information by of an I/O port 314, which couldcomprise a standard telephone jack, or could be some other suitablemeans such as infrared or some other wired or wireless protocol. Adisplay driver 315 enables picture files and content specificinformation to be displayed on display 104. User interface 106 alsoenables a user to provide input to the control circuit necessary toaccess the Application Program Interfaces (APIs) 316 to display picturefiles and content specific information according to the presentdisclosure. The user interface also enables entry of data into the entryprogram described in FIGS. 8–10. Such APIs and other software necessaryfor requesting and receiving content specific information and displaypicture files with content specific information can be written in anysuitable language, including but not limited to C++ or Java, or any 106derivates thereof.

Turning now to FIG. 4, a plan view of a display showing a toolbaraccording to the present invention is shown. Display 104 preferablyincludes a toolbar 402 having a plurality of icons 404. Also shown arefiles or application programs residing on the desktop. An applicationicon 406 could reside on the desktop to access a program implementingthe methods in the present disclosure. When the application program isopened, a user interface, such as toolbar 402 as shown will appear onthe screen. The features of the icons on toolbar 402 will be describedin more detail in reference to later figures.

Turning now to FIG. 5, a plan view of an alternate embodiment of adisplay shows a plurality of toolbars according to the presentinvention. In particular, a first toolbar 502 could include a pictureicon 504 which, when selected by a user, could produce picture toolbar402. Also shown is a window 506 which is generated when one of thepicture icons of the plurality of picture icons is selected. As will bedescribed in more detail in reference to later figures, window 506 couldinstead occupy the entire screen and/or function as a screen saver,either when an icon on toolbar 402 is initially selected or after apredetermined period of time. Window 506 could include an additionaltoolbar (not shown) for selecting or implementing certain features ofthe picture file in the window, such as a standard interface well knownin the art for playing a streaming video related to the picture.

Also shown are information display areas 510 and 512. These displayareas could include content relevant information associated with thecontent of the picture file. For example, information display area 510could include the weather for the location of the content of the picturefile, while information display area 512 could include a banner adrelated to the content and/or location of the picture file. In addition,the banner ad could include options to access additional informationregarding the content of the picture file or go to a particular websiteby selecting the banner ad. For example, a box 514 could be selected toenable a user to close out the information display area on the device.Alternatively, a box 516 could be selected to “save” the content of theinformation display area to a predetermined folder for easy access. Sucha feature is particularly useful for a wireless device where the userinterface or display may be less conducive to viewing a large amount ofinformation. Preferably, the information in the information displaywould be saved to a user's website, which could be a personal website ora webpage for the user associated with the user's wireless serviceprovider. Accordingly, a user could access information provided to thewireless device at a more convenient time or from a device with a moresuitable user interface for reviewing the information.

Although two information display areas are shown, any number ofinformation display areas could be employed. Further, the informationdisplay areas could display any type of information, and could be basedupon any number of elements related to the picture file, alone or incombination, including but not limited to such elements as a keywordrelated to the content of the picture, the geographic location of thecontent of the picture file, the owner or originator of the picturefile, etc.

Turning now to FIG. 6, an enlarged view of an exemplary toolbar 402 isshown. Toolbar 402 includes a number of icons representing picturesfiles, which could be accessed by the user. The icons could be graphicalrepresentations of the content of the picture or could be a “thumbnail”of the actual picture file. For example, in the exemplary toolbar inFIG. 6, a house icon 602, a family icon 604, a vacation icon 606, analumni icon 608, and a “mystery” icon 610 are shown. While particularicons are shown, it would be understood by one skilled in the art thatany number of icons representing any types of picture could beincorporated in the toolbar. As well be described in references to theentry program of FIG. 8, standard icons could be accessed by the user,or a thumbnail of the picture could be generated to be displayed on thetoolbar. An edit icon 612 could also be included to enable access to anentry program of the toolbar for editing the content of the toolbar by auser. Finally, a folder 614 could be included on the toolbar to make iteasy to store picture files to be accessed by a user, as described inmore detail in reference to FIG. 8.

The mystery icon could provide a location provided by a service providerand which might be of interest to a particular user. That is, a serviceprovider could select (and periodally change) a picture which might beof interest based upon information in the user's profile. For example,if a user entered picture files that related to vacation spots, aservice provider could provide a mystery picture of various vacationspots, including advertisement for lodging or hospitality near thevacation spot. Such network provided pictures create good opportunitiesfor targeted advertisements enabling a service provider to generaterevenue.

Similarly, the toolbar could be created by a particular entity for anend user and include icons associated with a particular category orentity. For example, a toolbar could specific to a particular company(e.g. hotel chain promoting vacation spots), university, profession,sport, team, nationality, etc. Alternatively, the toolbar could includefour icons, one for each season of a particularly favorite screen saver,or twelve icons, one for each month. Such specific toolbars could bemaintained or updated by the service provider, which would not onlyeliminate the need for an end user to maintain the toolbar, but wouldalso provide a way to provide targeted content specific information suchas advertisements to end users.

Turning now to FIG. 7, an alternate embodiment of a toolbar according tothe present invention is shown. The alternate embodiment of the toolbarincludes at least one information selection option button, and perhaps aplurality of such buttons. As shown in FIG. 7, information selectionoption buttons 702–712 associated with each icon on the left hand sideof the icons could be selected for each icon to display certaininformation when the icon is selected. For example, weather or othercontent specific information such as advertisements could be displayedwhen the information selection option is selected and an icon is chosen.Family icon 604 and vacation icon 606 are shown with the informationoption selected in FIG. 7. Similarly, a second row of informationselection option buttons 712–720 on the right hand side of the iconscould be chosen for a second display option. For example, when aparticular information selection option button in the second row isselected (such as house icon 602 in FIG. 7) the picture file associatedwith a particular icon will appear as a screen saver if the displaydevice is inactive for a predetermined period of time. If a user doesnot select a particular feature before selecting an icon, the user wouldpreferably have the option of later selecting the function after thepicture file is displayed. In the event the screen saver option is laterselected, the information would be shown, while the selected picturefile would be displayed as a screen saver with other selected picturefiles after a predetermined period of time.

If a plurality of information selection option buttons enabling a screensaver function are selected, the screen saver will periodically cyclethrough the selected picture files. It is contemplated that userpreferences related to the cycling of selected pictures could beselected by a user, for example by selecting the “OPTIONS” icon in FIG.8. Although two rows of information selection option buttons are shown,other button configurations could be employed. For example, a singlebutton could be chosen to apply a certain function to all icons.Alternatively, additional rows of information selection buttons could beemployed for other functions, such as web-based links related to thecontent of the picture file.

Turning now to FIG. 8, an entry program accessed by edit icon 612 forentering data associated with a picture file according to the presentdisclosure is shown. When the entry program is accessed, a plurality oficons 802 (numbered 1–5) associated with the picture files are shown.Next to each numbered icon is a data block having a variety of fieldsfor entering information related to the content of the picture file. Afirst data field 804 could include the storage location of the picturefile. As described earlier, this location could be local to the deviceor could be associated with a remote or service provider network. Thestorage location field could be established so that an end user wouldmerely need to enter the name of the picture file (e.g. the portion ofthe file name before “.gif” for a GIF file). Preferably, the picturefile would be stored in a predetermined folder, such as a folder 614 onthe user interface. That is, a “shortcut” could be created on the userinterface such that a user could merely “drag” a picture file onto thefile in the user interface to store the picture file in the correctlocation.

Content specific information related to the picture could then beentered in the next two fields. For example, a second data field 806could be a keyword representing the content of the picture file, such ashome, vacation, dog, etc. A third data field 808 could include locationspecific information related to the content of the picture file, such asa zip code or other location information. Optionally, a user could havethe option of selecting the type of content relevant information desiredto be displayed, such as weather or news. Although a user may be able toselect certain desired information, the user may automatically receiveother content relevant information, such as advertisements. Theinformation entered in the keyword, location or info desired fieldscould be entered manually or selected from a pull-down menu option.Alternatively, the entry program could be accessed remotely from thedevice. For example, a user could access the entry program from a homecomputer by accessing a website for the service provider to enterinformation related to the device. Such remote access to the entryprogram can be particularly beneficial for a device having a limiteduser interface, such as a cellular telephone.

Although only four data fields are shown, any number of data fieldscould be included. For example, multiple key words and/or locationscould be entered. Similarly, a keyword and sub-category approach couldbe employed, to receive the desired content specific information. Forexample, a user could use a keyword “Pet” and sub-category “Dog,” or usea keyword “Dog” and sub-category “Labrador” to receive the desiredcontent specific information. Also, the device could automaticallyprovide information related to the location of the device itself. Forexample, a GPS circuit could be coupled to control circuit 302 or aservice provider through triangulation could provide information relatedto the location of the device. Such geographic location information ofthe device itself could be another factor in providing appropriateinformation or targeted advertisement to a user of a device.

Alternatively, a service provider could consider the standard iconselected by the use to represent a picture file in determining theappropriate content relevant information to be provided with the picturefile. While certain data fields are used, a user need not enterinformation in every data field. Content relevant information providedfor display could be provided based upon the information entered.Alternatively, the program could be written such that a picture willonly be displayed if all the information is entered, enabling a serviceprovider to provide the most relevant information to a user. Suchcompleteness could be important to a service provider transmittingtargeted advertisements.

Turning now to FIG. 9, a flow chart shows the operation of the entryprogram of FIG. 8. A user wishing to enter information related to aparticular picture file would select an icon (for example by doubleclicking on the icon) at a step 902. Initially, the icons would benumbered, but would preferably be replaced with a “thumbnail” of thepicture file after the location information in first data field 804related to the storage location of the picture file is entered at a step904. Preferably, the order that icons appear on the toolbar could bechanged for example by selecting “option” button 812. Content specificinformation could be entered in the following two steps. A user couldenter keywords related to the content of the picture file at a step 906.A user could also enter location specific information related to thegeographic location of the content of the picture file a step 908.Preferably, a user could then select the type of information which itdesires to be displayed at a step 910. For example, it may chooseweather, history, points of interest, news, facts, or trivia related tothe content or location of the content of the picture files. The usercould then determine whether to enter information for another picture ata step 912.

Turning now to FIG. 10, a flow chart shows an alternate embodiment forentering and/or changing information by way of the entry program of FIG.8. A user wishing to enter information related to a particular picturefile would select an icon number (or thumbnail) at a step 1002, andwould then enter the storage location of the picture file at a step1006. The user would enter content specific information such as keywordsor location information in data field at a step 1004. A thumbnail of thepicture file would then be displayed at a step 1008. If information foradditional picture files were to be entered at a step 1010, another iconwould then be selected. If not, the user would then have the option ofchanging an icon related to a particular picture at a step 1012. When athumbnail is selected, for example by double clicking at a step 1014,standard icons are displayed at a step 1016. A standard icon can then beselected to replace the thumbnail of the picture file at a step 1018,which could be displayed at a step 1020.

Turning now to FIG. 11, a flow chart shows the method of displayingcontent relevant information according to the present invention. Inparticular, a picture is stored at a step 1102. The picture file couldbe stored within the device or on a separate device or network, or witha service provider. The device then accesses information associated withthe content of the picture file at a step 1104 in response to aselection by an end user. The content relevant information and thepicture file are then displayed at a step 1106.

Turning now to FIG. 12, a flow chart shows the method of displayingcontent relevant information according to an alternate embodiment of thepresent invention. In particular, a picture file is stored in memory ata step 1202. A user the selects a picture file from a user interface ata step 1204. The user interface could be for example toolbar 402 shownin FIG. 4 or some other suitable interface. The picture file is thenaccessed from a memory at a step 1206. The picture file could be storedin a memory on the device or on a separate network accessible by thedevice. The device then accesses content relevant information associatedwith the picture file at a step 1208. The content relevant informationcould be downloaded from a database accessible by the Internet, or couldreside within the display device related to the picture file, and ispreferably based on content specific information. The picture file andthe content relevant information are then displayed at a step 1210.Preferably, the content relevant information is periodically updated ata step 1212.

Turning now to FIG. 13, a flow chart showing the method of displayingcontent relevant information comprising advertisements according to thepresent invention. Content specific information such as keywords orgeographic locations associated with picture files is entered at a step1302. A user interface for accessing pictures then provided at a step1304. It is then determined whether an icon for a picture file isselected at a step 1306. If an icon is selected, the picture isdisplayed with an advertisement related to the content of the picture ata step 1708.

Turning now to FIG. 14, a flow chart shows a method of displayingcontent relevant information according to predetermined formats. Aplurality of picture files are stored in memory at a step 1402. Contentrelevant information for the plurality of picture files is then storedat a step 1404. These steps of storing could be performed by an end useror a third party, either on the display device or on a separate network.The user then selects an icon representing a particular picture filefrom a user interface at a step 1406. A picture file is then accessedfrom memory at a step 1408. Content relevant information associated withthe selected picture file is then accessed at a step 1410. The contentrelevant information is preferably based upon content specificinformation associated with the selected picture file.

The picture file associated with the selected icon and the contentrelevant information is displayed according to a predetermined format ata step 1412. The predetermined format could either be a default formatwhen the program is installed, or could include advanced features asdescribed in more detail in reference to other figures. The contentrelevant information is periodically updated at a step 1414. The updatescould be performed for a particular picture file whenever an icon isselected, or on a periodic basis for all picture files. A picture file,which may at first be displayed as a “window” on the display, could thenbe displayed as a screen saver after a predetermined period ofinactivity. According to an alternate embodiment of the invention,information selection option buttons associated with each icon, such asbuttons 714–722, could be selected to enable periodically rotating thepictures when in a screen saver mode. Alternatively, a default conditionor a single button selected by an end user could enable the pictures tobe periodically rotated during screen saver mode.

Turning now to FIG. 15 a flow chart shows the method of displayingcontent relevant information according to user selectable features. Inparticular, a user selects a picture icon from an icon toolbar at a step1502. The picture file associated with the icon is accessed from memoryat a step 1504. The picture file is then displayed on the screen at astep 1506. It is then determined whether the user has selected a userselectable feature at a step 1508. The function associated with the userselectable feature is then performed at a step 1510 and displayed at astep 1512. Such user selectable features could include informationdisplay, advertisement display, screen saver mode, etc.

Turning now to FIG. 16 a flow chart showing the method of displayingcontent relevant information as a screen saver according to an alternateembodiment of the present invention. A user selects a picture icon froman icon toolbar at a step 1602. It is then determined whether aninformation option is selected at a step 1604. If the information optionis selected, the picture is displayed with information associated withthe picture file at a step 1606. If the information option is notselected, the picture is displayed at a step 1608. It is then determinedif a screen saver option is selected at a step 1610. If a screen saveroption is selected, the window displaying the picture is converted to ascreen saver after a predetermined period of time. It is then determinedif more that one screen saver is selected at a step 1514. If all or anumber of pictures are selected for a screen saver option, the pictureswill be periodically rotated as screen savers. If the screen saveroption is selected for only one picture, the picture is displayed as ascreen saver at a step 1618.

Finally, turning to FIG. 17, a flow chart showing the method ofdisplaying content relevant information through a user interface havingmultiple toolbars according to an alternate embodiment of the presentinvention. A first toolbar having an icon denoting a picture program isprovided on a display at a step 1702. It is then determined whether thepicture program has been selected at a step 1704. If the program isselected, then a second toolbar having a plurality of icons representingpicture files is then displayed at a step 1706. It is then determined ifan icon on the second toolbar is selected at a step 1708. If an icon isselected, then the picture file will be displayed at a step 1710. It isthen determined whether a particular function of the toolbar is selectedat a step 1712. If a particular function is selected, then the picturewill be displayed with the particular function at a step 1714.

In summary, the present disclosure relates to providing content relevantinformation related to a picture file, and particular user interfacesfor providing such information. The foregoing discussion of theinvention has been presented for purpose of illustration anddescription. Further, the description is not to limit the invention tothe form disclosed herein. Consequently, variations and modificationscommensurate with the above teachings within the skill and knowledge ofthe relevant art, are within the scope of the present invention. Theembodiments discussed hereinabove are further intended to explain thebest mode known of the invention and to enable others skilled in the artto utilize the invention in such, or in other, embodiments and with thevarious modification required by their application or uses of theinvention. It is intended that the appended claims be constructed toinclude alternative embodiments to the extent permitted by the priorart.

1. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellulartelephone, said method comprising the steps of: enabling access, remotefrom said cellular telephone, to said picture file displayed on acellular telephone from a webpage for a user of said cellular telephoneassociated with a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;enabling editing, remote from said cellular telephone, informationrelated to said picture file by way of said webpage; providing saidedited information to said cellular telephone; displaying said editedinformation with said picture file in response to the selection of auser interface on said cellular telephone, wherein said user interfacesimultaneously displays a plurality of picture files with said picturefile; and enabling a user to display said plurality of picture files asa screen saver, said screen saver cycling through said plurality ofpicture files.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said Step of enabling auser to display said plurality of picture files as a screen savercomprises a step of displaying said plurality of picture files as ascreen saver in response to a selection by said user.
 3. The method ofclaim 1 wherein said step of enabling access, remote from said cellulartelephone, to said picture file displayed on said cellular telephonefrom a website comprises enabling access to personal web page associatedwith said website of a wireless service provider.
 4. The method of claim1 further comprising a step of enabling the display of said plurality ofpicture files as a screen saver after a predetermined period of time. 5.A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellulartelephone, said method comprising the steps of: receiving said picturefile from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider forsaid cellular telephone; enabling a user to access, remote from saidcellular telephone, said picture file stored at said wireless serviceprovider from a webpage for a user of said cellular telephone associatedwith a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone; enabling auser to edit, remote from said cellular telephone, information relatedto said picture file by way of said webpage; providing said editedinformation to said cellular telephone; displaying said editedinformation in response to the selection of a user interface on saidcellular telephone, wherein said user interface simultaneously displaysa plurality of picture files, and enabling a user to display saidplurality of picture files as a screen saver, said screen saver cyclingthrough said plurality of picture files.
 6. The method of claim 5further comprising a step of storing said plurality of picture files ona server associated with said wireless service provider.
 7. The methodof claim 6 wherein said step of enabling a user to display saidplurality of picture files as a screen saver comprises a step ofdisplaying said plurality of picture files as a screen saver in responseto a selection by said user.
 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said stepof displaying said picture file on a display remote from said cellulartelephone comprises enabling access to said picture file on a websiteassociated with said wireless service provider.
 9. The method of claim 5further comprising a step of enabling the display of said plurality ofpicture files as a screen saver after a predetermined period of time.10. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellulartelephone, said method comprising the steps of: receiving said picturefile from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider forsaid cellular telephone; storing said picture file at said wirelessservice provider; enabling a user to access, remote from said cellulartelephone, said picture file on a webpage associated with said wirelessservice provider for said user of said cellular telephone; enabling theuser to edit, remote from said cellular telephone, information relatedto said picture file on said webpage associated with said wirelessservice provider for said user of said cellular telephone; providingsaid edited information to said cellular telephone; displaying saidedited information in response to the selection of a user interface onsaid cellular telephone, wherein said user interface simultaneouslydisplays a plurality of picture files; enabling a user to select aselection option associated with each picture file of said plurality ofpicture files; and enabling a user to display a plurality of selectedpicture files as a screen saver, said screen saver cycling through aplurality of selected picture files.
 11. The method of claim 9 whereinsaid step of enabling a user to display said plurality of picture filesas a screen saver comprises a step of displaying said plurality ofpicture files as a screen saver in response to a selection by said user.12. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of enabling thedisplay of said plurality of picture files as a screen saver after apredetermined period of time.
 13. The method of claim 11 furthercomprising a step of enabling a the display of said plurality of picturefiles as a screen saver after a predetermined period of time.
 14. Amethod of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellulartelephone, said method comprising the steps of: receiving said picturefile stored on said cellular telephone at a wireless service providerfor said cellular telephone; storing said picture file on a serverassociated with said wireless service provider; enabling a user toaccess, remote from said cellular telephone, said picture file on apersonal webpage associated with a website of said wireless serviceprovider; enabling a user to designate, remote from said cellulartelephone, a selection option associated with said picture file at saidpersonal webpage; enabling the user to edit a plurality of picture filesto be displayed on said cellular telephone based upon a designedselection option on said webpage associated with said website of saidwireless service provider for said user of said cellular telephone;displaying said edited plurality of picture files on said cellulartelephone in response to the selection of a user interface on saidcellular telephone, wherein said user interface simultaneously displaysa plurality of picture files; and enabling a user to display saidplurality of picture files as a screen saver, said screen saver cyclingthrough said plurality of picture files.
 15. The method of claim 14wherein said step of wherein said step of enabling a user to displaysaid plurality of picture files as a screen saver comprises a step ofdisplaying said plurality of picture files as a screen saver in responseto a selection by said user on said user interface.
 16. A method ofenabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, saidmethod comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of picture filesfrom said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for saidcellular telephone; enabling a user to access, remote from said cellulartelephone, said plurality of picture files on a website of said wirelessservice provider; enabling a user to edit, remote from said cellulartelephone, information comprising words in data fields related to saidplurality of picture files on said webpage of said wireless serviceprovider for said user of said cellular telephone; providing said editedinformation to said cellular telephone; displaying said plurality ofpicture files and said edited information on said cellular telephone inresponse to the selection of a user interface on said cellulartelephone, wherein said user interface simultaneously displays aplurality of picture files; and enabling a user to display saidplurality of picture files as a screen saver, said screen saver cyclingthrough said plurality of picture files.
 17. The method of claim 16further comprising a step of providing a plurality of selection optionswith said plurality of picture files, said plurality of selectionoptions enabling the selection of the picture files of said plurality ofpicture files to be displayed as a screen saver.
 18. The method of claim16 wherein said step of enabling a user to display said plurality ofpicture files as a screen saver comprises a step of displaying saidplurality of picture files as a screen saver in response to a selectionby said user on said user interface.
 19. The method of claim 18 whereinsaid step of enabling a user to display said plurality of picture filesas a screen saver comprises a step of enabling the display of saidplurality of picture files after a predetermined period of time.
 20. Themethod of claim 16 further comprising a step of enabling a user to entera keyword related to a picture file.